Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa set out his economic stall at the World Economic Forum this week , endorsing in an interview the robust defence of globalisation by the keynote speaker, Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ramaphosa's attempt to find middle ground between the ANC and business is likely to be a key differentiator between him and key rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, whose economic policy remains unclear. But it is a tricky job to clearly articulate a view that will mobilise supporters while remaining true to his own views and his position as a businessman. The emergence of a leader of the largest communist party in the world aggressively defending business and trade makes Ramaphosa's job somewhat easier. At the conference, Xi was a key voice in a growing debate about globalisation's winners and losers, surprising the approximately 2700 senior government and business leaders with an energetic defence of international trade - a role usually adopted by the US. Ramaphosa said he ag...
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